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Events & Reunions

You can enjoy a cold drink after work, attend a breakfast lecture presented by a former Ichabod or travel to Kansas City for a T-Bones game during the summer. Washburn University and the Alumni Association offer a number of activities for alumni and friends

Events & Reunions

Enjoy food and drinks and visit with fellow Washburn graduates and friends at After Hours.

Each year, the Alumni Association honors Fellows from each of the university’s colleges and schools.

Each year, the Alumni Association honors Washburn alumni achieving in their fields and the community with Alumni Awards.

You can help current Washburn students by participating in the Fun Run, which funds Alumni Association scholarships.

Join us for reunions honoring alumni who graduated 50, 60 and 70 years ago.

Join us during football season for tailgating! Enjoy hot dogs, beer, chips, cookies and water before each home game.

Every other month, the Alumni Association hosts a Top of the Tower luncheon at the Bank of America building in downtown Topeka.

You can experience the world through the Alumni Association. We’ve traveled with alumni to China, The Baltics and several other countries on our travel opportunities.

During each academic year, you have four opportunities to hear Washburn alumni talk about their careers at our Wake Up With Washburn breakfast series.

Other events include stops in Manhattan, Kan., Phoenix, Ariz., and Washington, D.C. We also host an event at Ameistar Casino in Kansas City. Check out our Gatherings page for information on more events.

Please contact us for more information on our events. Call 785.670.1641 or send us an email.

All About the Alumni Association

What's an Ichabod?

Washburn's mascot, the Ichabod, honors the school's early benefactor, Ichabod Washburn, a 19th century Massachusetts industrialist. The original design of the studious-looking, tuxedo-clad figure was created in 1938 by Bradbury Thompson (ba '34), who became an internationally acclaimed graphic artist. Design wasn't Thompson's only consideration. To the stylized Ichabod the artist attributed the qualities of "...courage and enthusiasm, as shown by his brisk walk. He is democratic and courteous, for he tips his hat as he passes. Sincere in his search for truth and knowledge, he studiously carries a book under his arm..."